5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Yes, it’s raining more than usual—and climate change and El Niño are two reasons why
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences explains how human-caused warming from fossil fuel burning is impacting rain patterns and persistent weather extremes.
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By stalling on RGGI, here’s what Pa. residents are missing
A study from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design estimates that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative could help Pennsylvania reduce CO2 emissions by 225 million tons between 2020 and 2030.
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Even Republicans like Richard Nixon were once champions of the environment. What happened?
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate warming had been muted by sulphate aerosol pollution, but that the science was well-known enough to anticipate more warming given the continuation of fossil fuel burning.
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Here’s how hot and extreme the summer has been, and it’s only halfway over
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences questions why people are still burning fossil fuels after the weather extremes of the current summer.
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Ask Don Paul: Are the oceans the warmest on record?
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences predicts there will be more record setting in oceanic heating into next year.
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Solar power brightens Kenya’s energy landscape
A study conducted by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design reveals that Kenya has emerged as a global leader in solar energy generation by creating favorable conditions for harnessing solar power.
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As generative AI reshapes the workforce, these companies may be most affected
Daniel Rock of the Wharton School comments on the results of a paper examining which companies may be most affected by generative AI.
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AI search of Neanderthal proteins resurrects ‘extinct’ antibiotics
A study co-authored by César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine used artificial intelligence to identify new antibiotic protein snippets produced by ancient humans.
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As the heat turns U.S. into an oven, millions of Americans at risk of power cutoffs
According to Sanya Carley of the Weitzman School of Design, about 1 in 4 Americans is uncertain about being able to pay household energy bills, with low-income people most at risk of having their utilities disconnected.
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Could eating like our ancestors make us healthier?
PIK Professor Sarah Tishkoff says that humans have continued to evolve since the Paleolithic period.